Pakistan claims it has killed 133 Taliban members in cross-border strikes
Pakistan described the operations as an “immediate and effective response to aggression.”
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Pakistan airstrikes target Kabul
The strikes followed Taliban attacks late Thursday on Pakistani military outposts in border areas.
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Taliban claim 55 Pakistani troops killed in border fighting
Taliban deputy spokesman said the casualties occurred during what he described as Taliban attacks against Pakistani forces.
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Taliban announce retaliatory attacks on Pakistan, claim seizure of outposts
Taliban claimed to have seized multiple outposts in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces in eastern Afghanistan.
Human Rights
UN expert warns Afghanistan faces ‘profound’ health, human rights crisis
Those from minority and marginalized communities, he added, face “intersecting and compounding barriers.”
Human Rights
UN rights chief calls Afghanistan ‘graveyard for human rights’
At Human Rights Council session, UN officials warn of escalating repression under Taliban rule, as women’s say the Taliban are.
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Taliban spokesman claims Pakistani strike in Paktika hit school
Taliban spokesman claims 22 children were present at the site; Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts.
Human Rights
UN official warns Taliban penal code strips legal protections from women
The penal code removes equality before the law and limits criminal liability for domestic violence, UN Women’s special envoy says.
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Pakistan army says Afghan national killed in clash near border
During the ensuing exchange of fire, one person identified as an Afghan citizen was killed.
Afghanistan, Economy
25,000 children in Kunar still live in tents six months after earthquake
Schools and homes in Kunar province remain largely unreconstructed after a quake that killed more than 2,000 people, Save the.